MHSAA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 26, 2007
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour
517.332.5046 or www.mhsaa.com
Sportsmanship Awards Announced For Winter Tournaments;
MEEMIC Insurance To Honor Schools At All Levels
EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 26 – The recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the recently-completed 2007 Winter sports season have been named, with each school to receive recognition from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association’s corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.
Manchester in team dual wrestling, Munising and Utica Ford in girls competitive cheer, East Kentwood and Grosse Pointe South in ice hockey, Battle Creek St. Philip in girls volleyball, and Stevensville Lakeshore in boys basketball, were selected by the tournament management at their respective finals for displaying the most exemplary sportsmanship by their coaches, student-athletes and spectators. Each school receiving a Finals award will be presented a commemorative banner and crystal trophy at a venue of the school’s choosing at a future date.
Hesperia was a Division 4 semifinalist in team dual wrestling, Munising in Division 4 and Utica Ford in Division 1 were finalist in girls competitive cheer, East Kentwood was a Division 1 semifinalist and Grosse Pointe South was the Division 2 champion in ice hockey, Battle Creek St. Philip was the Class D titlist in girls volleyball, and Stevensville Lakeshore was a semifinalist in Class B in boys basketball.
East Kentwood, Grosse Pointe South and Stevensville Lakeshore have been previously honored at the Finals level. East Kentwood receiving the award at the 1990 Ice Hockey Finals; Grosse Pointe South the Baseball Finals award in 2001; and Lakeshore receiving the award for Boys Soccer in 1990.
In addition to receiving the finals award, Munising and Battle Creek St.Philip also won awards in girls volleyball at the pre-Finals level; and Grosse Pointe South will receive an award at the Regional level in ice hockey.
At the District, Regional and Quarterfinal levels of MHSAA tournaments, all schools which meet a set of sportsmanlike standards will be recognized. Those schools will be presented framed certificates from MEEMIC Insurance.
In all, 375 teams from 303 schools in team dual wrestling, girls competitive cheer, ice hockey, girls volleyball and boys basketball are being recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship at Winter tournaments. Those teams will also be recognized through the publication of their names in the MHSAA
Bulletin, the MHSAA Finals program series, and on the MHSAA Web site. During the course of the school year, over 1,000 teams will be recognized in 11 activities for their sportsmanship efforts during MHSAA tournaments.
The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by over 1,800 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract approximately 1.6 million spectators each year.
MEEMIC Insurance Company, with headquarters in Auburn Hills, writes full coverage private passenger automobile protection and homeowners insurance for educational employees and their immediate families in the state of Michigan. MEEMIC was founded by teachers for teachers in 1950. Most representatives of the company are or were teachers themselves. MEEMIC's history of competitive pricing and a commitment to superior service has cultivated a tradition of teachers serving teachers and their families, the "MEEMIC Club."
The following is a list of Good Sports Are Winners! Award recipients as submitted by tournament managers through April 23 for the recently-completed Winter sports season (SPORTS DIRECTORS/ EDITORS -- Please scan this list for recipients from your coverage area):
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MEDIA ADVISORY - For additional information about MEEMIC, contact Pam Harlin, Director of Marketing, toll free at 888-4MEEMIC (463-3642), Ext. 8576. You can download the MHSAA’s sportsmanship logo from the MHSAA Web Site – click on Forms & Graphics off the home page.
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AT&T, Farm Bureau Insurance, Henry Ford Health System and MEEMIC Insurance
are year-round MHSAA Corporate Partners
GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS!
2007 Winter Award Recipients
(Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 4/23/07. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.)
Boys Basketball
Academy of Oak Park Mendota
Adrian
Alanson Littlefield
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
Allendale
Alma
Armada
Bangor John Glenn
Beal City
Bear Lake
Bellaire
Bridgeport
Bridgman
Byron
Cadillac
Camden-Frontier
Canton
Cass City
Charlevoix
Concord
Covert
Croswell-Lexington
Dearborn Heights Robichaud
Deckerville
Delton Kellogg
Detroit Country Day
Detroit Crockett
Detroit Douglass
Detroit Loyola
Detroit Redford
Detroit Renaissance
Detroit University Prep
Detroit Weston Technical Academy
East Jordan
Essexville Garber
Flint Hamady
Flint Northwestern
Flint Powers Catholic
Flint Southwestern
Fowler
Fowlerville
Frankenmuth
Freeland
Fulton-Middleton
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
Grand Rapids Creston
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
Grand Rapids Northview
Grandville Calvin Christian
Greenville
Hanover-Horton
Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
Hastings
Hillsdale Carleton Academy
Hopkins
Houghton
Howard City Tri-County
Indian River Inland Lakes
Jackson Christian
Kalamazoo Christian
Kalamazoo Hackett
Kent City
Laingsburg
Lake Fenton
Lansing Catholic
Lawton
Lincoln Alcona
Lowell
Ludington
Mackinaw City
Mancelona
Manistee
Manton
Marcellus
Marion
Mason County Central
Mayville
McBain
Melvindale
Menominee
Midland Bullock Creek
Millington
Mio
Monroe
Montague
Morenci
Morrice
Mt Morris
Muskegon Oakridge
Muskegon Orchard View
New Buffalo
North Adams-Jerome
North Branch
Northville
Oak Park Academy of Michigan
Olivet
Otsego
Ottawa Lake Whiteford
Pellston
Petersburg-Summerfield
Petoskey
Pinconning
Pittsford
Plainwell
Plymouth
Plymouth Christian
Ravenna
Redford Covenant
River Rouge
Riverview
Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Rockford
Saginaw Arts & Sciences
Saginaw Nouvel
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Saline
Sand Creek
Shelby
Southfield Christian
Spring Lake
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran
Standish-Sterling
Tecumseh
Temperance Bedford
Traverse City St. Francis
Vandercook Lake
Vassar
Warren Lincoln
Warren Woods Tower
Watervliet Grace Christian
Whitehall
Whitmore Lake
Wyoming Kelloggsville
Ypsilanti Lincoln
Girls Competitive Cheer
Allendale
Breckenridge
Coopersville
Grant
Merrill
Sanford Meridian
St. Charles
Ice Hockey
Allen Park
Allen Park Cabrini
Auburn Hills Avondale
Birmingham Brother Rice
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
Calumet
Clarkston
Davison
Dearborn Divine Child
Dearborn Heights Crestwood
Detroit Catholic Central
Farmington
Flushing
Freeland
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Grand Rapids Central
Grand Rapids Creston
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
Grand Rapids South Christian
Grosse Ile
Grosse Pointe North
Grosse Pointe South
Haslett
Holland West Ottawa
Hudsonville
Lake Orion
Lansing Catholic
Lapeer East
Lapeer West
Livonia Churchill
Madison Heights Lamphere
Marquette
Midland
Midland Dow
Milford
Muskegon Mona Shores
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
Northville
Otisville Lakeville
Pinckney
Riverview
Rockford
Romeo
Saginaw Arthur Hill
Saginaw Heritage
Saginaw Swan Valley
Sault Ste. Marie
South Lyon
St. Clair
St .Clair Shores Lakeview
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Traverse City Central
Traverse City West
Utica
Girls Volleyball
Adrian Madison
Alanson Littlefield
Alba
Alpena
Ann Arbor Huron
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Arenac Eastern
Armada
Au Gres-Sims
Bad Axe
Battle Creek Calhoun Christian
Battle Creek Lakeview
Battle Creek St Philip
Bay City All Saints
Beaver Island
Berrien Springs
Bessemer
Bronson
Brown City
Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian
Burton Atherton
Burton Bendle
Burton Bentley
Byron
Capac
Carleton Airport
Cheboygan
Chesaning
Coloma
Colon
Concord
Coopersville
Crystal Falls Forest Park
Dearborn
Deckerville
Detroit Murray-Wright
Dexter
Dryden
Elk Rapids
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Ellsworth
Ewen-Trout Creek
Flint Beecher
Flint Powers Catholic
Frankenmuth
Freeland
Fruitport
Fulton-Middleton
Gaylord
Genesee
Genesee Christian
Gladstone
Gobles
Goodrich
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
Grand Rapids Northview
Grayling
Greenville
Hanover-Horton
Harbor Beach
Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
Hemlock
Homer
Hudsonville Freedom Baptist
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Iron Mountain
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Kent City Algoma Christian
Kinde-North Huron
Kingsley
Kingston
Lake Fenton
Linden
Litchfield
Lowell
Mackinaw City
Manton
Marcellus Howardsville Christian
Marlette
Marquette
Marysville
Mayville
Memphis
Mendon
Merrill
Michigan Center
Midland Bullock Creek
Milan
Morley-Stanwood
Mt. Pleasant
Munising
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Oakridge
Muskegon Orchard View
Napoleon
New Haven
New Lothrop
North Branch
Onaway
Pellston
Petoskey
Quincy
Redford Thurston
Rochester
Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Rockford
Roscommon
Saginaw Arts & Sciences
Saginaw Grace Christian
Saginaw Nouvel
Saginaw Swan Valley
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Saline
Sandusky
Saranac
Southfield
Spring Lake
Springport
St. Charles
St. Johns
St. Louis
Suttons Bay
Tekonsha
Three Oaks River Valley
Ubly
Union City
Vanderbilt
Vandercook Lake
Warren Fitzgerald
Warren Woods-Tower
Watersmeet
Whitmore Lake
Wyoming Kelloggsville
Wyoming Lee
Yale
Team Dual Wrestling
Allegan
Benzie Central
Berkley
Birmingham Seaholm
Boyne City
Bronson
Brown City
Burton Bendle
Burton Bentley
Cadillac
Climax-Scotts
Covert
Dundee
Gaylord
Harrison
Hazel Park
Ida
Jonesville
Kent City
Lawton
Mancelona
Manistee
Marcellus
Marlette
Mason County Central
Mattawan
Millington
Muskegon Catholic Central
New Lothrop
Ogemaw Heights
Onaway
Oxford
Petoskey
Rogers City
Saginaw
Saginaw Arthur Hill
Saginaw Heritage
Sandusky
Saranac
St. Charles
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